The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-02-05
INTERSTATE COMMERCE.
Text Of the Bill as It Finally
Passed Both Houses Of
Congress.
The bill passed by Congress regulating
interstate commerce Is as follows

interstate commerce Is as follows:
An act 70 regulate commerce: BE 10 enacted
by the senate and House OF Representatives. Of
the United States Of America IN Congress as
eembicds That the pr3yiaions Of this act shall
apply 20 any common carrier or carriers On
gagged In the transportation ~ passengers or
ges,y wnay ~ ss,lsqa or ststs are sy sa
under common control management. or ar
rangement. for continuous carriage or ship
nent from one state or Territory Of tho United
state or Territory OF tho United States or the
District Of Columbia, or from any place In tho
United States 70 an adjacent foreign country, OF
FROM any place in the United States through
q foreign country 10 any othor place IN the
United States, and also 20 the transportation In
Ike manner Of property shipped from any place
I'm the United states 70 "A foreign country and
carried from such place 70 port OF transship-
mont or shipped from foreign country
20 any place in tho United States and
cry either In the United States an
adjacent foreign country Provided. however.
That the provisions OF this act shall not apply
60 the transportation Of passengers or prop srty.
or 70 the receiving. delivering. storage. or
handling OF property. wholly within one state,
and not shipped 20 or from foreign country
from or 60 any State or Territory MS aforesaid
The term railroad" used in this act shall
include all bridges aud ferries used or operated
Ia connection with any railroad. and also all
the road in use by any corporation operating a
railroad, whether owned or opoeated under a
contract agreement. or lease, and the term
transportation" shall include all instrument
talities OF shipment or carriage. All charges
made for any service rendered or to be rem
dered In tho transportation OF passengers or
property IA aforesaid, or I'm connccson there
with, or for the receiving, delivering, storage
or handling OF such property, shall DO reason
able and Just; and every unjust and unreason-
able charge for such service Is prohibited and
declared 20 DO unlawful.
Sec. 2. That IL any common carrier subject
10 the provisions Of this act shall directly or In
directly. by any special rate. rebate, drawback,
oil AaNst aha nd I.nf
ceive from any person or persons a greater or
loss compensation for any service rendered or
% DO rendered, In tho transportation Of passen-
gers property subject TO the provisions Of this
act. than Il charges, demands, collects, or re-
coves from any other person or persons for
doing for him or them a like and contemporane-
OTIS service in the transportation OF a like kind
OF traffic under substantially similar circum-
stances and conditions. such common carrier
shall DO deemed guilty OF unjust discrimina-
ton, which ~ hereby prohibited and declared TO
DO unlawful.
Soc 3. THAT IL shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject To the provisions OF this act
10 make or give any undue or unreasonable
preference or advantage 20 any particular per-
son, company, hrm. corporation, or locality, or
any particular description Of traffc, In any re-
spect whatsocver. or 10 subject any particular
person. company. nrm, corporation, or locality,
or any particular description OF traffic, 60 any
undue or unreasonable projndice or disadvan-
tage in any respect whatsoever Evory common
carrier subject To the provisions OF this act shall
according TO their respective powers, afford all
reasonable, proper, and equal facilities for the
Interchange Of trafilc between their respective
limos, and for the receiving. forwarding and de-
livoring OF passengers and property 10 and from
their several lines aud those connecting there
with, and shall not discriminate In their rates
and charges between such connecting lines but
this shall not BIO construed requiring any such
common carrier 70 give tho use OF its tracks or
terminal facilities 20 another carrier engaged in
like business.
Soc T. That II shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject 10 tho provisions OF this act
i'm the aggregate for the transportation OF pas
sengers or of like kind OF property, undor sub
stantially similar circumstances and condi-
tons, for n shorter than for n longer distance
over the Same line i'm the same direction, tho
shorter being included within tho longer dis
lance but this shall not BIO construed as au-
tbortzng any common carrier within the terms
OF this act 10 charge and receive as great COM
pcnsation for a shorter as for longer distance (:
Provided, however, that upon application TO the
Commission appointed under tho provisions OF
this act such common carrier may, in special
.casos, after investigation by tho Commission,
bo authorized TO charge less for longer than for
shorter distances for tho transportation OF pas
sengcrs or property and tho Commission may
from time 10 time prescribe the extent To which
such designated common carrier may DO
loved from the operation OF this section OF tho
act
Soc s. That Il shall be unlawful for any COM
mon carrier subject 10 the provisions Of this act
To enter into any contract, agreement or combi-
nation with any other common carrier or carriers
f0T the pooling OF freights Of different and COM
poting railroads, or To divide between them tho
aggregate net proceeds OF the earnings OF
such railroads. or any portion thereof; and I'm
any case OF agroemont for the pooling Of
freights M aforesaid, each day OF it's continu-
ance shall be deemed n separate onense.
Sec q. That every common carrier subject 20
the provisions OF this nst shall print aud keep
for public inspection schedules showing the
rates and fares and charges for tho transporta-
tion Of passengers and property which any such
common carrier has established aud which are
In force M the time upon its railroad. as defined
by the ffst section OF this act Tho schedules
printed as aforesaid by any such common car
rier shall plainly state tho places upon it's rail
road between which property and passengers
will be carried, and shall contain the classinca-
ton 81 freight In force upon such railroad. and
shall also state separately tho terminal charges
and any rules or regulations which In any wise
change. affect or determine any part OF the ag-
.gregato Of such aforesaid rates aud fares and
charges. Such schedules shall be plainly
printed In large type, OF mt least the szo Of or
binary plea. and copies for the use OF tho public
shan be kept In every depot or station upon any
such railroad, I'm such places and In such form
thnt they can be- conveniently inspected. Any
common carrier subject 70 the provisions Of this
act receiving freight IN the United States 20 be
carried through foreign country 20 any place
in the United States shall also I'm like manner
print and keep for public inspection at every
depot where such freight Is received for ship
ment, schedules showing the through rates os-
tablished and charged by such common carrier
yond tho foreign country 10 which IL
accepts freight for shipments and any
freight shipped from the United STATE =
through foreign country into the United
States. the through rate ON which ahall not have
been made public as required by this act, shall.
before 10 ~ admitted into the United States
from said foreign country. be subject 20 GUS
toms duties, ms II said freight were 81 for
oign production: and any law In conflict with
fhls section Ia hereby repealed. No advance
shall be made I'm tho rates. fares, and charges
which have been established and published IA
aforesaid by any common carrier, In compli-
anDe with the requirements of this section, ex-
- EIlt Ia hall
plainly state the changes proposed To DO made
an the schedule then In force, and tho time